Weepier - English meaning

adjective

Shedding tears; weeping.

Usage examples:

A crying baby

noun

Shedding tears.

Usage examples:

A crying baby

verb

Shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow.

Usage examples:

Don't cry—it'll be all right

adjective

Suffering from extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Usage examples:

I was distressed at the news of his death

verb

Cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Usage examples:

I didn't mean to distress you

adjective

Distressed debts, etc. are sold to investors at very low prices because there is a high risk that the company owing them will be unable to pay them back. investors buy them because they hope to get back more from the company owing the money than they have paid for the debts

Usage examples:

The texas-based firm buys distressed assets from financial institutions and liquidates them at a pr…

adjective

Relating to a person's emotions.

Usage examples:

Gaining emotional support from relatives

adjective

Connected with or showing feelings

Usage examples:

The mayor made an emotional appeal for aid following the tornado., the coach appeared emotionally d…

noun

A polite word or sign of welcome or recognition.

Usage examples:

Mandy shouted a greeting

verb

Give a polite word of recognition or sign of welcome when meeting (someone).

Usage examples:

Some of the customers greeted the barman in gaelic

verb

Weep; cry.

Usage examples:

He sat down on the armchair and started to greet

adjective

Feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy.

Usage examples:

I was sad and subdued

adjective

(of dough) heavy through having failed to rise.

abbreviation

Seasonal affective disorder.

noun

The action of crying and sniffing in a feeble or fretful way.

Usage examples:

The sound of snivelling woke me

adjective

Crying and sniffing in a feeble or fretful way.

Usage examples:

Families with snivelling children

verb

Cry and sniff in a feeble or fretful way.

Usage examples:

Kate started to snivel, looking sad and stunned

noun

Noisy crying.

Usage examples:

Regina couldn't hear her over her sobbing

adjective

Crying noisily.

Usage examples:

Karla collapsed in a sobbing heap at the feet of the other girls

verb

Cry noisily, making loud, convulsive gasps.

Usage examples:

He broke down and sobbed like a child

adjective

Crying or inclined to cry.

Usage examples:

A tearful infant

adjective

With tears of sadness

Usage examples:

The school year ended with tearful farewells to favorite teachers and best friends.

adjective

Full of tears; tearful.

Usage examples:

There were teary eyes all round

adjective

Not happy.

Usage examples:

An unhappy marriage

adjective

Not feeling pleasure or satisfaction

Usage examples:

It was an unhappy time of her life., they were unhappy about their hotel room (= did not like it) a…

verb

Make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried.

Usage examples:

The accusation upset her

noun

An unexpected result or situation.

Usage examples:

The greatest upset in boxing history

adjective

Unhappy, disappointed, or worried.

Usage examples:

She looked pale and upset

adjective

Crying with pain, grief, or anger.

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Wailing toddlers

verb

Utter a wail.

Usage examples:

Tina ran off wailing

verb

Present participle of wail

Usage examples:

The women gathered around the coffin and began to wail, as was the custom in the region., [ + speec…

adjective

Shedding tears.

Usage examples:

A victorian tombstone that depicted a weeping woman

verb

Shed tears.

Usage examples:

A grieving mother wept over the body of her daughter

adjective

Making a series of low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or unhappiness.

Usage examples:

A whimpering child

noun

The making of low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or unhappiness.

Usage examples:

The whimpering of frightened children

verb

Make a series of low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or unhappiness.

Usage examples:

A child in a bed nearby began to whimper